A second's rest, together
Great Gray Owl in late-morning sun
False Dandelion / Hypochaeris radicata
Hike on Erik Butters' beautiful land
I like the post as much as the bird
Yellow Warbler male
Yellow lady's-slipper
One of my favourite views
Spotted Sandpiper
Flycatcher sp. - Willow or Alder Flycatcher
Yesterday's summer hail
Gaillardia
Mountain Death Camas / Zigadenus elegans
Middle Lake, Bow Valley Provincial Park
Egyptian Walking Onion
And then there were only THREE!
Bobolink male
Showy Milkweed / Asclepias speciosa
Willow Flycatcher
Fleabane
Hope he's one of the lucky ones
Kalm's Lobelia / Lobelia kalmii
Savannah Sparrow
Ram's Horn Snail shell
Escape of the Black-crowned Night Heron
This old house
Lighting up the storm clouds
Love those Canola fields
Barn Swallow
Layers
Ladybug larva on Showy Milkweed
American Coot interactive display
Time to feed the kids
Bold and beautiful
They can't see me
Weathered and patched
Longhorn
At Mossleigh grain elevators
Collecting food for her babies
Great Gray Owl on a rainy day
A favourite bird to photograph
Storm clouds over Canola
Eastern Kingbird
Goat's-beard
Mossleigh grain elevators
Reaching those faraway feathers
Loved by Monarch butterflies
Nest-building Dad
Sharp-tailed Grouse / Tympanuchus phasianellus
House Wren at the Ellis Bird Farm
Handsome male Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Mustard White butterfly / Pieris oleracea
Predator with prey
Lovage / Levisticum officinale
The one-legged stance
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Hen and rooster at the Saskatoon Farm
Bluebird memories
Leisurely swim
Chipping Sparrow / Spizella passerina
A few of the bird houses at Ellis Bird Farm
Swainson's Hawk
The poser - Wilson's Snipe
Bobolink male / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Wild Rose in the rain
Forest refractions on a wet Dandelion : )
Just a little stretch
It's the Bobolink again
My first Bald Eagle on a fence post
Brown-headed Cowbird / Molothrus ater
Chilean Flamingo
A distant Bobolink
Tattered and torn - and still beautiful
Beautiful wings of a female Mountain Bluebird
Ornamental Spurge / Euphorbia polychroma (Cushion…
Red-winged Blackbird female with bokeh
A closer view - male Bobolink
Clay-colored Sparrow / Spizella pallida
Female Bobolink / Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Such an elegant bird
Sleeping down at the pond
Grasshopper Sparrow / Ammodramus savannarum - OR i…
Couldn't have chosen a better perch myself : )
Red-edged petals
Such good parents
There WAS a fence between us
Spotted Coralroot / Corallorhiza maculata
Meadow Creek area, Benchlands
Everyday beauty
Why this bird is called a Grosbeak
Northern Shoveler pair
I think he caught a beautiful Tiger Moth : )
Yesterday's treat - a Bobolink
Needed a change of colour
Eastern Kingbird
Along a country back road
Almost ready to fledge
Mom and her new baby
Way down the fence line
Hollyhock buds
Such cute little hands and feet
American Robin in the countryside
Cow Parsnip / Heracleum maximum
Female Mountain Bluebird / Sialia currucoides
Barn Swallow
Wilson's Snipe hiding in the grass
Male and female Purple Martins / Progne subis
Treat of the day - Black Morel
Camouflaged Wood Frog
Time to preen
Great Horned Owl owlet, Ellis Bird Farm
Red-necked Grebe
I'm baaack ...
Dame's rocket
Busy Barn Swallow
Collecting food for his babies
White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys
Gaillardia on red
Made my day : )
Purple Martin condominium
Farm seed elevator, Ellis Bird Farm, Alberta
Lots of 'bling'
Bee nesting box
A colourful little corner
Purple Martins / Progne subis
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A forest find
This photo and the previous one (Bluebirds) were taken two days ago, on 25 June 2016, when I drove SW of the city to possibly meet friends. No one was sure how bad the weather was going to be, as the forecast was for rain and thunderstorms. It had rained overnight, so everywhere was soaking wet. Normally, on a day like that, I stay home, but I'm really glad I did go, especially as I was able to find a Bobolink again. Or, perhaps I should say it found me. Three times now, when I have been photographing a particular pair of Mountain Bluebirds, I have heard a certain persistent call, turned around, and there was a Bobolink sitting on a fence post across the road. It just kept up this call until I stopped what I was doing, crossed the road, and started taking photos of him, as if to say: "Hey, take my photo, too!"
I didn't think any friends were going to turn up, as I hadn't seen anything that looked like a small convoy of cars. Then suddenly, one single car came around a distant corner and stopped. Three people got out - Andrew, Tony and Howard. Three people who are excellent birders and who didn't let the weather keep them from doing what they love.
After they had had a far sighting of a Bobolink, I followed them slowly as far as Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, where the day's walk was supposed to take part, stopping to look at various birds along the way, Once there, we parted ways, as I didn't want hours of walking in mud and dripping trees. Instead, I wandered for a few minutes near the parking lot, where I took this lichen photo, and then I returned to the Bluebirds, where the Bobolink reappeared and repeated his behavior, giving me another chance for photos. The Bluebird babies are getting quite noisy and, judging by the number of insects they are being fed, they must be ready to fledge any day now. Which means just one thing - I will have to take another drive, as I couldn't go yesterday (hike plus annual BBQ, NW of the city) and I may not be able to go tomorrow.
Thought I would add a link here, to a video about two local friends (Don and Andrew Stiles, father and son) who have spent many years building bluebird boxes and monitoring Mountain Bluebirds. Inspiring to see the dedication these two people have for the preservation of this beautiful species of bird.
calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=678225&binId=1.120191...
I didn't think any friends were going to turn up, as I hadn't seen anything that looked like a small convoy of cars. Then suddenly, one single car came around a distant corner and stopped. Three people got out - Andrew, Tony and Howard. Three people who are excellent birders and who didn't let the weather keep them from doing what they love.
After they had had a far sighting of a Bobolink, I followed them slowly as far as Brown-Lowery Provincial Park, where the day's walk was supposed to take part, stopping to look at various birds along the way, Once there, we parted ways, as I didn't want hours of walking in mud and dripping trees. Instead, I wandered for a few minutes near the parking lot, where I took this lichen photo, and then I returned to the Bluebirds, where the Bobolink reappeared and repeated his behavior, giving me another chance for photos. The Bluebird babies are getting quite noisy and, judging by the number of insects they are being fed, they must be ready to fledge any day now. Which means just one thing - I will have to take another drive, as I couldn't go yesterday (hike plus annual BBQ, NW of the city) and I may not be able to go tomorrow.
Thought I would add a link here, to a video about two local friends (Don and Andrew Stiles, father and son) who have spent many years building bluebird boxes and monitoring Mountain Bluebirds. Inspiring to see the dedication these two people have for the preservation of this beautiful species of bird.
calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=678225&binId=1.120191...
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